Kaempferia parviflora extract (KP) has been reported to have a preventive effect on obesity in mice, probably by increasing energy expenditure (EE). The aims of the current study were to examine the… (More)

1. Endothelin-1 (ET-1) contracted canine cerebral artery in a concentration-dependent manner with an increase in intracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i), and at higher concentrations it produced a… (More)

To examine whether chronic increase in the local concentration of certain neurotransmitters in the hypothalamus might lead to some metabolic disorders in peripheral organs, several neurotransmitters… (More)

Interleukin-1 (IL-1) is a key mediator of changes in immune, endocrine and metabolic activities, collectively called the acute phase response, seen during infection and tissue injury. The purpose of… (More)